The Utah woman accused of waging a months-long campaign of racism against her neighbors, hurling racial slurs, and assaulting a pregnant woman has been arrested — as the victims hire a civil rights attorney against their abusers.
The Greater Salt Lake Unified Police Department issued a warrant for Kathryn Smith’s arrest after several videos of her racial slurs against the Midvale couple surfaced online.
Smith, 67, was arrested Tuesday and charged with damage/destruction of property and assault, two misdemeanors, Salt Lake County arrest records show.
“Kathryn Smith was arrested last night on her outstanding warrant,” Midvale Mayor Marcus Stevenson shared on X. “I hope this is a positive step toward healing the targeted family, the affected neighborhood, Ms. Smith, and our entire community.”
He was released on his own recognizance after posting a $1,000 bond, according to Fox13.
The family began filming Smith’s hate campaign in May when neighbors asked the couple for help installing cameras after they had problems with Smith.
The video that is now viral, posted by social media influencer TizzyEnt on X, has been viewed over 1.9 million times since it was first posted on Dec. 11.
Kathryn Smith was arrested Tuesday night on two warrants for damage/destruction of property and assault after a video of her racial slurs went viral. tiktok.com/@tizzyent
The influencer shared just some of the “hundreds” of videos the couple has of Smith allegedly harassing them and their 9-year-old son, including him repeatedly yelling the N-word and “a piece of wetback s—t,” a derogatory term. for a Mexican living in the US.
The family has decided to pursue legal action against Smith and hired civil rights attorney Tyler Ayres, who claims Smith has been harassing them since 2019.
“He had no qualms about using the N-word,” Ayres told KUTV. “He had no qualms about using it on children. Not just in front of children, but directly to them.”
“She’s pregnant any day now, and hopefully that child doesn’t have to grow up hearing these things, because honestly it’s the real horror.”
One video shows the mother confronting Smith for allegedly threatening her 9-year-old son by feeding him to her cat. TikTok/@IzzyEnt During the confrontation, Smith became hostile, yelling in the woman’s face and even forcefully poking the pregnant woman in the stomach while yelling “Get that f—-g baby out of here.”
The angry mother confronted Smith after the couple’s son was threatened by the woman, telling him to “Get in your house, n—r! I will feed you to my Savannah cat.”
During the confrontation, Smith became hostile, yelled in the woman’s face and also forcibly poked the pregnant woman in the stomach while yelling “Get that f—-g baby out of here.”
“My client’s son is scared,” Ayres told ABC News. “My client is expecting a new baby and all this added stress, including the violence that was put on her when this woman poked her stomach, it did nothing to help her pregnancy and in reality, I think it’s pretty obvious. that it hurts.”
Smith’s latest attack allegedly occurred on Sunday, when he yelled “I heard you have a diaper-headed baby over there.”
The couple has “hundreds” of videos of Smith driving and walking past their home yelling screams directed at them and their son. Ayres Law Firm
Before his arrest, the United Police Department said “We believe that the behavior in the video is disgusting. To be clear, Midvale City condemns this conduct.”
“Our community is very proud of our diversity; racism has no place in Midvale,” he added.
While police arrested Smith on two warrants for assault and destruction of property, the woman still had two warrants for speeding and failure to register an expired vehicle, according to state records.
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